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If we were not in Vietnam, all that part of the world would be enjoying the obscurity it so richly read more
If we were not in Vietnam, all that part of the world would be enjoying the obscurity it so richly deserves.
This war in Vietnam is, I believe, a war for civilization. Certainly it is not a war of our seeking. read more
This war in Vietnam is, I believe, a war for civilization. Certainly it is not a war of our seeking. It is a war thrust upon us and we cannot yield to tyranny.
Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words, 'the first President to lose read more
Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words, 'the first President to lose a war.
America is not fighting to win a war. We are fighting to give an application to an old Greek proverb, read more
America is not fighting to win a war. We are fighting to give an application to an old Greek proverb, which is that the purpose of war is not to annihilate an enemy but to get him to mend his ways. And we are confident we can get the enemy to mend his.
I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one.
I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one.
It [the war in Vietnam] poisons everything. It has disrupted the economy, envenomed our politics, hurt the alliance, divided our read more
It [the war in Vietnam] poisons everything. It has disrupted the economy, envenomed our politics, hurt the alliance, divided our people, and now it is interfering with this critical question of the arms race.
I am afraid [if the present trend in Vietnam continues] that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, read more
I am afraid [if the present trend in Vietnam continues] that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable.
The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen read more
The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man.
I believe that when you know something's going wrong, you make it right. That's what I learned in Vietnam. When read more
I believe that when you know something's going wrong, you make it right. That's what I learned in Vietnam. When I came back from that war I saw that it was wrong. Some people don't like the fact that I stood up to say no, but I did